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I’m not sure how the conversation started, but my co-workers and I were talking about how the noseflute is the second worst instrument in the world. After the saxophone of course.
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\nAnd then I thought, why not have a little noseflute symphony? It could be a fast and easy way to kill an afternoon.<\/p>\n

After a little googling, two things stayed my hand. First, even if you buy in bulk, you can’t really get a noseflute for cheaper than 80 cents, which honestly is a bit steep.<\/p>\n

And second, there’s already people who have taken the whole noseflute as performance instrument thing way too far already. In particular, the Vancouver Noseflute Ensemble<\/a>, and the Slappy Feather Whistle Noseflute Ensemble<\/a>. Both groups have a flashy flash-intensive webpage. <\/p>\n

Looking at the Slappy Feather Whistle site in particular gave me a queasy sort of feeling. The entire group appears to be made up of people with the exact sense of humor of my mother. It’s a Garrison Keiller sort of whimsy, filled with deadpan earnest goofiness. <\/p>\n

I worked long and hard to get away from the midwest and those sorts of people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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